This is a record of the Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup . The Netherlands entered qualification for 19 of the 22 FIFA World Cup tournaments to date, qualifying 11 times. They have a record of 3 World Cup final appearances (as of 2022) without winning the tournament.
After appearing in two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978, the team had their biggest World Cup streak in the 1990s, reaching three straight tournaments. In 1990, two years after the European Championship at the UEFA Euro 1988, the Dutch went out in the Round of 16, defeated by West Germany. In 1994 Netherlands was eliminated by Brazil in the quarter-finals, and in 1998 lost to Brazil in the semi-finals and Croatia in the third-place play-off. Netherlands returned in 2006, being eliminated by Portugal in the Round of 16, a game known as the Battle of Nuremberg. In 2010 the team reached their third World Cup final, this time losing to Spain. The Dutch avenged this loss during the first match of the following 2014 World Cup, routing the Spanish 5–1, and eventually going on to their first third-place finish. After missing the 2018 World Cup, they returned in 2022, being eliminated in the quarter-final stage. The Dutch have never lost a World Cup match in regular time by more than one goal, and have not lost a match since the 2010 final, their 2014 and 2022 campaigns both ending in defeat by way of penalty shoot-out and both by Argentina.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
1934 | Round of 16 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | ||
1938 | 14th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Squad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
1954 | |||||||||||||||||
1958 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||
1962 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||
1966 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||
1970 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||
1974 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
1978 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
1982 | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||
1986 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | |||||||||||
1990 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
1994 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | ||
1998 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
2002 | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | ||||||||||
2006 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
2010 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
2014 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
2018 | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | ||||||||||
2022 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 | ||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
2030 | |||||||||||||||||
2034 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | Runners-up | 11/22 | 55 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 96 | 52 | — | 135 | 89 | 26 | 20 | 329 | 101 |
Netherlands' World Cup record | |
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First Match | Czechoslovakia 3–0 Netherlands (5 June 1938; Le Havre, France) |
Best Result | Runners-up in 1974, 1978 and 2010 |
Worst Result | First round in 1934 and 1938 |
FIFA World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
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Opponent | Total | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded |
Argentina | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
Brazil | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
West Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FR Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Peru | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Switzerland | 3–2 | Netherlands |
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Kielholz 7', 43' [1] Abegglen 69' | Report | Smit 19' Vente 84' |
Czechoslovakia | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands |
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Košťálek 93' Nejedlý 111' [2] Zeman 118' [3] | Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Uruguay | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Report | Rep 16', 86' |
Netherlands | 0–0 | Sweden |
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Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
East Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
East Germany | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Report | Neeskens 13' Rensenbrink 59' |
Netherlands | 2–0 | Brazil |
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Neeskens 50' Cruijff 65' | Report |
Netherlands | 1–2 | West Germany |
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Neeskens 2' (pen.) | Report | Breitner 25' (pen.) Müller 43' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Peru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Netherlands | 3–0 | Iran |
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Rensenbrink 40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.) | Report |
Netherlands | 0–0 | Peru |
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Report |
Scotland | 3–2 | Netherlands |
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Dalglish 44' Gemmill 46' (pen.), 68' | Report | Rensenbrink 34' (pen.) Rep 71' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
West Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
Austria | 1–5 | Netherlands |
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Obermayer 80' | Report | Brandts 6' Rensenbrink 35' (pen.) Rep 36', 53' W. van de Kerkhof 82' |
Netherlands | 2–2 | West Germany |
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Haan 27' R. van de Kerkhof 82' | Report | Abramczik 3' D. Müller 70' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Netherlands | 1–1 | Egypt |
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Kieft 58' | Abdelghani 83' (pen.) |
Netherlands | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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Gullit 10' | Quinn 71' |
West Germany | 2–1 | Netherlands |
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Klinsmann 51' Brehme 82' | Report | R. Koeman 89' (pen.) |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Netherlands | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Jonk 50' Taument 86' | Report | Amin 18' |
Netherlands | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Bergkamp 11' Jonk 41' | Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
Netherlands | 5–0 | South Korea |
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Cocu 38' Overmars 42' Bergkamp 71' van Hooijdonk 80' R. de Boer 83' | (Report) |
Netherlands | 2–2 | Mexico |
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Cocu 4' R. de Boer 18' | (Report) | Peláez 75' Hernández 90+5' |
Netherlands | 2–1 | Yugoslavia |
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Bergkamp 38' Davids 90+2' | (Report) | Komljenović 48' |
Netherlands | 1–2 | Croatia |
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Zenden 21' | (Report) | Prosinečki 13' Šuker 35' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 |
Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Netherlands | 2–1 | Ivory Coast |
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van Persie 23' van Nistelrooy 27' | (Report) | B. Koné 39' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Cameroon | 1–2 | Netherlands |
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Eto'o 65' (pen.) | Report | Van Persie 36' Huntelaar 83' |
Uruguay | 2–3 | Netherlands |
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Forlán 41' M. Pereira 90+2' | Report | Van Bronckhorst 18' Sneijder 69' Robben 72' |
Netherlands | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
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Report | Iniesta 116' |
Netherlands [6] | Spain [6] |
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Netherlands used all 23 players during the 2014 World Cup, making it the first team in World Cup history to ever use all of its squad players. [7] The team avenged their 2010 loss to Spain by defeating the defending champions with a stunning 5–1 victory in their opening game. They went on to achieve their first third place in any World Cup.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Spain | 1–5 | Netherlands |
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Alonso 27' (pen.) | Report | Van Persie 44', 72' Robben 53', 80' De Vrij 65' |
Spain | Netherlands |
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Australia | 2–3 | Netherlands |
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Cahill 21' Jedinak 54' (pen.) | Report | Robben 20' Van Persie 58' Depay 68' |
Australia | Netherlands |
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Netherlands | 2–0 | Chile |
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Fer 77' Depay 90+2' | Report |
Netherlands | Chile |
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Netherlands | 2–1 | Mexico |
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Sneijder 88' Huntelaar 90+4' (pen.) | Report | Dos Santos 48' |
Netherlands | Mexico |
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Netherlands | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Costa Rica |
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Penalties | ||
Van Persie Robben Sneijder Kuyt | 4–3 | Borges Ruiz González Bolaños Umaña |
Netherlands | Costa Rica |
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Netherlands | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
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Vlaar Robben Sneijder Kuyt | 2–4 | Messi Garay Agüero Rodríguez |
Netherlands | Argentina |
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Brazil | 0–3 | Netherlands |
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Report | Van Persie 3' (pen.) Blind 17' Wijnaldum 90+1' |
Brazil | Netherlands |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
2 | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Netherlands | 2–0 | Qatar |
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Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
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1 | Wesley Sneijder | 17 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
2 | Robin van Persie | 16 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
3 | Wim Jansen | 14 | 1974 and 1978 |
Ruud Krol | 14 | 1974 and 1978 | |
Dirk Kuyt | 14 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 | |
Johnny Rep | 14 | 1974 and 1978 | |
Arjen Robben | 14 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 | |
8 | Arie Haan | 13 | 1974 and 1978 |
Rob Rensenbrink | 13 | 1974 and 1978 | |
10 | Dennis Bergkamp | 12 | 1994 and 1998 |
Jan Jongbloed | 12 | 1974 and 1978 | |
Johan Neeskens | 12 | 1974 and 1978 | |
Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
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1 | Johnny Rep | 7 | 1974 (4) and 1978 (3) |
2 | Rob Rensenbrink | 6 | 1974 (1) and 1978 (5) |
Dennis Bergkamp | 6 | 1994 (3) and 1998 (3) | |
Arjen Robben | 6 | 2006 (1), 2010 (2) and 2014 (3) | |
Robin van Persie | 6 | 2006 (1), 2010 (1) and 2014 (4) | |
Wesley Sneijder | 6 | 2010 (5) and 2014 (1) | |
7 | Johan Neeskens | 5 | 1974 |
8 | Johan Cruyff | 3 | 1974 |
Memphis Depay | 3 | 2014 (2) and 2022 (1) | |
Cody Gakpo | 3 | 2022 |
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